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Seb

Statistics: France · native version ↗
Boy Name day: January 20
Origin: Greek (Sebastos), via Latin Sebastianus. Meaning: venerable, honored.
Sébastien comes from the Latin Sebastianus, "originating from Sebaste," a city whose name derives from the Greek sebastos, "venerable, august."

Name day for Seb

January 20

Why this day? Seb is a short form of Sebastien, and shares its name day.

Seb is celebrated in France and the United States on January 20.

The story of the name Seb

Seb is a short form of Sébastien. It keeps its origin (Greek (Sebastos), via Latin Sebastianus) and meaning — venerable, honored, and shares its name day, January 20.

On birth records, Seb is rarely written as such: the Sebs are Sébastiens (304,670 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Sébastien page. Seb is also a short form of Bastien, Jean-Sébastien, Sebastian.

Frequently asked questions about Seb

What does Seb mean?

Seb is a short form of Sébastien, which means venerable, honored.

When is Seb's name day?

January 20, together with Sébastien: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Seb a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Sébastien.

Seb's profile

Energy 7/10
Humor 7/10
Independence 6/10
Sensitivity 6/10
Ambition 6/10
Stability 6/10
Whimsy 7/10
Diplomacy 6/10
Loyalty 7/10
Need for attention 5/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

Gender B-GB-BAll
Generation SilentBoomersXYZAlphaAll
Popularity CommonFrequentUncommonRareAll

Friendship potential for Seb

Top 10

  1. Yasine92%
  2. Jaouad91%
  3. Jeremi90%
  4. Teva90%
  5. Jesse90%
  6. Najim89%
  7. Irvin88%
  8. Nicholas87%
  9. Sofien87%
  10. Fethi86%

Love potential for Seb

Top 10

  1. Hamdi90%
  2. Nicholas87%
  3. Najim87%
  4. Jaouad87%
  5. Jehan86%
  6. Jeremi86%
  7. Amor85%
  8. Sofien84%
  9. Fethi82%
  10. Mostafa82%

Bottom 10

  1. Orhan45%
  2. Wilhelm45%
  3. Maverick45%
  4. Van49%
  5. Volkan49%
  6. Ugur50%
  7. Beranger50%
  8. Erkan50%
  9. Foued51%
  10. Azdine51%

Professional potential for Seb

Bottom 10

  1. Ayrton42%
  2. Maverick42%
  3. Nader42%
  4. Volkan45%
  5. Fahd47%
  6. Sid48%
  7. Foued49%
  8. Van49%
  9. Larry51%
  10. Kevyn51%

Crush potential for Seb

Top 10

  1. Amor96%
  2. Jeoffrey95%
  3. Najim93%
  4. Stefano93%
  5. Yasine93%
  6. Ted93%
  7. Jeremi93%
  8. Kevyn93%
  9. Jesse91%
  10. Ken91%
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